Jordan vs Qatar: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Jordan

3.2%

in 2024

Qatar

3.2%

in 2020

Jordan rank

140th

Qatar rank

138th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Qatar currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jordan ahead.

Globally, Jordan ranks 140th and Qatar ranks 138th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.